The Cry of the Children (1912)
1912 · Silent film · 29 min · dir. George Nichols
- Drama
Synopsis
Part 1: Little Alice, more fortunate than some of the others, was not always a child slave. She was the youngest of three children, and the pet. Wages were small, but her parents and her brother and sister found it possible to feed an extra mouth, although the margin between income and expenses was pitifully scanty. So little Alice, for a time, was a happy child, and not a tiny old woman, as were the other little girls in the manufacturing town. The wife of the owner of the mill was a selfish, dissatisfied society woman. Driving out in her auto one day, she saw little Alice, and immediately was struck with the youth and beauty of the pretty child. A creature of impulse, she decided she wanted Alice for her own, and summoning the parents told them of the good fortune in store for them. Much to the rich woman's surprise, they did not see it as she did. They did not want to give the child up, and said so. The mother, however, thought of the advantages that Alice would have if she accepted the offer. With true self-sacrificing mother love, she told Alice that she could go to the home where riches awaited her, but that decision rested entirely with her. The child looked from the "pretty lady" to the homely, poorly dressed woman, and the man and the two tattered children awaited her decision with breathless interest. Her choice was made, and she threw herself into her mother's arms. The "pretty lady" watched the happy, shabby group through her lorgnette. Then she entered her auto…
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Details
- Director
- George Nichols
- Studio
- Thanhouser Company
- Released
- 1912-04-30
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Cast & crew
George Nichols Director- Marie Eline
- Ethel Wright
James Cruze
Lila Chester
William Russell
